Update 4:30 pm | Rainy thunderstorms advancing towards Makkah Al-Mukarramah and the holy sites

2021-04-19 2021-04-19T13:32:37Z
سنان خلف
سنان خلف
محرر أخبار جوية- قسم التواصل الاجتماعي

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The latest rain radar images received by us in Arab Weather show the concentration of quantities of thunderstorm clouds to the southeast of the city of Mecca and are currently moving towards the city, and it is expected that they will work on showers of rain in different parts of the city of Makkah during the coming hours .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Downwind activity expected prior to rain</strong></h2><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is also expected that the activity of thunderstorms will be accompanied by an activity of the descending winds, which may lead to the emergence of local dust waves that reduce the range of horizontal visibility and may be absent in some areas.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8... important link to follow the development and movement of thunderstorms in the capacitive sky</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><u><img alt="" src="http://adminassets.devops.arabiaweather.com/sites/default/files/uploads-... style="width: 732px; height: 434px;" /></u></strong></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Warnings during weather conditions</strong></h2><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>1- The risk of thunderstorms</strong></span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>2- The risk of flash floods forming in some low-lying areas</strong></span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>3- The risk of reduced horizontal visibility due to dust from downwinds</strong></span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

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